“Look, if I can get Lea to change into her ‘day time protection’ without trouble, will you just be able to take it easy when around her from now on?” I calmly asked.
After giving me a nod for confirmation, I walked back up to where Lea was.
“Hey there,” I said, kneeling down to the small girl’s height. “Are you alright Lea?”
She gave me a vigorous shaking of the head while wiping her eyes. I swept her into a gentle hug, hoping that it could lift her up from being so upset.
I asked Lea if there was any way she would be alright with being changed in case of future accidents. After a short moment of thought, she slowly shook her head. Disappointed, I softly asked her why she didn’t want to. She pointed to the two women standing nearby, while taking a grab at my shirt.